ASIKA, Ukpabi2026-09-082026-09-081974-05-18https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2935This official document captures the annual Budget Speech presented on May 18, 1974, by His Excellency Ukpabi Asika, Administrator of the East-Central State of Nigeria, detailing the government’s financial estimates and policy directions for the 1974–75 fiscal year. Serving as a key post-war planning outline, the address sets out a recurrent revenue estimate of N99 million alongside a capital expenditure program of N124.4 million, reflecting a major drive toward economic stabilization and structural growth.Budget speech by His Excellency Ukpabi Asika, Esquire ( TheAdministrator, East Central state of Nigeria) on Saturday 18 May, 1974.enBook